Research, Technological Innovations and Human Factors for Effective Miner Self-Escape from Underground Mine Emergencies

研究摘要 该提案将推动研究、技术和其他干预措施以及培训计划 使矿工能够在矿井紧急情况下安全地自行逃生。（1）促进研究 地下无线通信; 2）研究安全矿工自我的人机交互， 3）研究爆炸条件下避难场所的关键进出机制; 4)评估锂离子电池电动汽车火灾的风险;以及5）使用“培训教练” 培养煤矿安全人才的模式。为了实现研究目标，这项工作将集中在 五（5）个综合领域：（一）新的无线通信;（二）自我逃生和人为因素; (iii)地雷爆炸和避难所替代办法;（四）电池电力紧急反应 汽车火灾;（五）爆炸的自我逃生策略。这些地区是疾控中心的战略要地 NIOSH PAR-21-165.该计划将在MERIT（矿井逃生，研究， 密苏里州科技大学创新与技术中心 与肯塔基州大学（英国）、工业界和NIOSH合作。 这项研究是一个合作，多大学，多学科的努力工程和 科学学科。PD和六（6）PI在采矿和采矿业拥有全职学术职位， 爆炸物工程师S&T提供ABET认证的采矿工程计划。它 还提供工程硕士（M.E.），理学硕士（M.S.），哲学博士（Ph.D.） 工程博士（D.E.）在采矿工程中。S&T还提供MS。和博士度 爆炸物工程一名来自英国的PI也拥有采矿方面的全职学术职位 工程.英国还提供ABET认证的本科和硕士学位。和博士学位 采矿工程与炸药工程研究。S&T的实验矿和 爆炸物研究设施，英国的爆炸物研究设施和其他研究实验室 提供无与伦比的环境和资源来开展这项工作。 研究团队将与CDC-NIOSH互动并满足所有要求。整体 其成果是减少矿工在地雷紧急情况下遭受创伤和死亡的风险。这 该倡议将扩大地雷紧急情况方面的知识和能力，培训研究人员， 通过从研究到实践的方法，将技术转化为工业，并为采矿业提供培训。 安全人员。我们将在期刊和会议记录中传播研究成果， 设立一个独立的咨询委员会，就研究方向提供咨询意见。板 成员包括Arch、Komatsu、Fred Weber、Matrix、MSHA和Strata。实现这些 为了实现研究目标，科技和联合王国要求在4年期限内每年提供100万美元的资金。

RESEARCH PLAN – ABSTRACT This proposal will advance research, technological and other interventions, and training programs to empower miners for safe self-escape in mine emergencies. It will 1) advance research in underground wireless communication; 2) study human-robot interactions for safe miner self- escape; 3) study critical ingress/egress mechanisms for refuge alternatives subjected to explosions; 4) evaluate the risks of lithium-ion battery electric vehicle fires; and 5) use a “train the trainer” model to train mine safety personnel. To accomplish the research goal, this effort will focus on five (5) integrated areas: (i) New Wireless Communication; (ii) Self-Escape and Human Factors; (iii) Mine Explosions and Refuge Alternatives; (iv) Emergency Response to Battery Electric Vehicle Fires; and (v) Explosions on Self-Escape Strategies. The areas are a strategic fit for CDC- NIOSH PAR-21-165. The program will be carried out under the MERIT (Mine Escape, Research, Innovations and Technology) Center at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T) with collaborations from University of Kentucky (UK), industry and NIOSH. This research is a collaborative, multi-university, and multi-disciplinary effort engineering and science disciplines. The PD and six (6) PIs hold full-time academic positions in mining and explosives engineering at S&T. S&T offers an ABET-accredited mining engineering program. It also offers Master of Engineering (M.E.), Master of Science (M.S.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Engineering (D.E.) in mining engineering. S&T also offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in explosives engineering. One PI, from UK, also holds a full-time academic position in mining engineering. UK also offers an ABET-accredited undergraduate and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mining engineering with research in explosives engineering. S&T’s Experimental Mine and Explosives Research Facilities, UK’s Explosives Research Facilities, and other research labs provide unparalleled environments, and resources to undertake this initiative. The research team will interact with CDC-NIOSH and fulfill all requirements. The overall outcome is to reduce miners’ risk of traumatic injuries and fatalities in mine emergencies. This initiative will expand knowledge and capacity in mine emergencies, train researchers, transfer technologies into industry through research-to-practice approach and provide training for mine safety personnel. We will disseminate research results in journals and conference proceedings and establish an arms-length Advisory Board to provide counsel on research directions. Board members include Arch, Komatsu, Fred Weber, Matrix, MSHA, and Strata. To achieve these research goals, S&T and UK request $1 million per year funding, within the 4-year duration.